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Re: Collumnar Irish Yew Root System

What kind of root system can I expect of a 40 year old Yew.


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Huge amount of root , after 40 years they do spread out and close to the surface , I was told by a head gardener any tree that grows upright always has more roots to make it more stable in the ground , popular being the worse

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9 Jun, 2012

 

I was also going to say massive and shallow.

9 Jun, 2012

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